Lubricating device



' Jan. 5,1937;

H. P. CHANDLER LUBRICATING DEVICE Filed May 20, 1936 nvenlor HOMER, 1? C NDLER.

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Attorr Patented Jan. 5, 1937 r STATES 2,066,7651-3 LUBRIGATING r m-v e Homer :1. Chandler, Mansfield, (ahimiassignorsto The Ohio IBl'flSS Company, Mansfield, iQhio, a.

corporation of New Jersey Application "May 20,

18 Claims.

,My invention relates to a devicefor lubricating trolley wires.

.Theobject of my inventionis to provide a simple .and efficient .device which may be attached to a vehicle and which will automatically lubricate thetrolley wire as the vehicle moves with thedevicein-contact with the trolley wire.

My invention .resides in the .new construction,--.combination-and relation of the parts herein .described and .shown ;in the accompanying drawing.

In .the -.drawing:

.Fig. A :is a .side view in partial section .of my invention.

.l lig.2 is .a top :view .of my invention.

.Fig. :3.-is1a transverse section on the line 3-3 of .1.

4.15 -..a .transverse section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 showing a complete sectionof the hinged support.

:In .thepreferred-embodiment of my invention Iyprovide -a :socketed support member .1 adapted torreceivesa trolley pole or support 2 which may beieithertofemetalior wood, or other suitable .material and Etheparts are secured together by meansofthe thru'bolt-and nut 3.

.The @free endof the member I .isprovided .with .asocket 4 .havinga recess v5 and aside slot 6, and an opening 1 through which projects the pin .8

provided with :the 'castellatednut .9.

.iMounted :on the free-end -.of the member 1 is va isu'pnort ll] having :a projection H positioned in..the mecess and.-a:flange portion l2 mounted on the socket member 4 and the spaced arms l3.

The member H is provided with registering openings through which projects the pin 8. The member II is also provided with a recess H! in which is mounted a coil spring l5 under tension and having its ends contact with the side faces [6 of the member 4.

The above described construction provides a pivotal joint under tension of the spring l5 tending at all times to maintain the arms l3 in alignment with the members I and 2. If the arms l3 are thrown out of alignment one of the free ends ll of the member I I would tend to further coil the spring and. increase the tension therein thus increasing the tension toward realigning the member I0 with the members I and 2.

Positioned between the free ends of the arms I3 is a receptacle I8 which is pivotally supported by the arms. The receptacle is supported between its extreme ends and above its center of 1936, Serial No. 30,760 (01. ass-+15.)

with the trolley wire to .preventtoo great rota- 10 tion of .thereceptacle l8 when the vehicle moves injtheforwarjd direction with the device in contact withithe trolley wire. The members 2| and Zjl" act aslimit stops of the. device when in operation;

v The cover il9-is hingedto the receptacle l8 by means ,QLtZhB ppilitlet22butis held in closed position normally by the screws "23 and 124. The screwsfl also hold the member22 in position.

' The cover'has depending arms 25 in the free 20 ends of which is positioned a pintle 26 upon which is rotatably ,mounted the grooved .wheel 2] which ,dipsginto lthejlubricating material held in the r ceptacle and a p t t ia to anddistribut s it ,along t e r lley wir T 25 comer 1:9 is also prpvide'cl with the overhanging 11135.28 which ltend'to catch any lubricating material'tendinglto be thrown from the wheel 21 by centrifugal .fiorce.

It will be appreciated that in order to renew ,30 ,the wheel orreplenish the lubricant in the receptaclefitfisonly necessary toremove the screws Hand?! .and ,tipthecover 119 back about the pintle 22. "Thelubricant can'then be placed in the receptacle, or the pintle 26 removed and a 35 new wheel mounted in position.

In order to regulate the amount of lubricant which is applied to the wire, I provide a rubber 29 which bears against the faces of the groove 30 in the wheel 21 thus removing excess lubricant 40 which would otherwise be carried upwardly by the wheel and be deposited on the wire. I also at the trailing end of the cover mount a brush 3! held in place by means of the screw 32. This brush will become saturated with the lubricant and as it is yielding and contacts with the sides of the trolley wire, it will tend to better distribute the lubricant more uniformly and over a greater surface of the wire than would be accomplished by the wheel 2'! alone.

Studs 33 extending through the arms 13 and screwing into the bosses 34 of the receptacle pivotally support the receptacle in position.

It should be noted that the wheel 2'! is mount- 55 ed at a point below the axis of the studs 33 therefore bringing the greater part of weight of the receptacle and attached parts considerably below the axis of the studs 33, thus tending to better balance the receptacle I8 and avoid the necessity of springs.

It will further be noted that my invention is much simpler, therefore, much less costly than other forms of lubricators.

Having disclosed my invention, I claim:-

1. A trolley wire lubricating device comprising a socketed support, a forked member mounted on the support, a spring interposed between the support and member tending to hold the parts in alignment, a receptacle adapted to hold a lubricant and mounted between the free ends of the forked member to pivot in a verticalplane, a member mounted to rotate within the receptacle and having a portion exposed to engage the trolley wire, stops to limit the rotation of the receptacle when the device is in operation and. means depending within the receptacle from the cover to support the rotating member.

2. Atrolley wire coating device comprising a socketed support, a forked member mounted on the support, a spring interposed between the support and member tending to hold the parts in alignment, a substantially closed receptacle adapted to hold a fluid and mounted between the free ends of the forked member, means engaging the receptacle on its opposite sides at points between the ends of the receptacle to support the receptacle in pivotal relation to the forked member, a member mounted to rotate within the receptacle and having a portion exposed to engage the trolley wire and means positioned below the axis of the first said means to support the rotating member.

3. A trolley wire coating device comprising a receptacle to hold a fluid, means to support the receptacle, means interlocked with the support and the receptacle to secure the receptacle to the support in pivotal relation thereto,'a cover for the receptacle hinged to the receptacle and having a slot, a member rotatably mounted within the receptacle and engageable with a trolley wire through the slot in the cover and means depending from the cover to support the rotatable member at a point below said interlocking means.

4. A trolley wire coating device comprising a receptacle to hold a fluid, means to support the receptacle in pivotal relation thereto, a cover for the receptacle hinged to the receptacle and having an elongated slot, means depending within the receptacle from the cover, a rotatable member mounted on the depending means and engageable by a trolley wire through the said slot, the axis of the rotatable member being below the axis through the pivotal point of the receptacle.

5. A trolley wire coating device comprising a receptacle to hold a fluid, means to support the receptacle in pivotal relation thereto, a cover for the receptacle having an elongated slot, means depending within the receptacle from the cover, a

rotatable member mounted on the depending means and engageable by a trolley wire through the said slot, the axis of the rotatable member being below the axis through the pivotal point of the receptacle.

6. A trolley wire coating device comprising a receptacle to hold a fluid, means to support the receptacle in pivotal relation thereto, a cover for the receptacle hinged to the receptacle and having an elongated slot, means depending within the receptacle from the cover, a rotatable member mounted on the depending means and engageable by a trolley wire through the said slot, the axis of the rotatable member being below the axis through the pivotal point of the receptacle and a brush to engage with the wire to distribute the fluid coating along the wire.

7. A trolley wire coating device comprising a receptacle to hold a fluid, means to support the receptacle in pivotal relation thereto, a cover for the receptacle having an elongated slot, means depending within the receptacle from the cover, a rotatable member mounted on the depending means and engageable by a trolley Wire through the said slot, the axis of the rotatable member being below the axis through the pivotal point of the receptacle and means to limit the pivotal movement of the receptacle.

8. A trolley wire coating device comprising a receptacle to hold a coating fluid, means to support the receptacle in freely pivotal relation to the wire, the pivotal point positioned between the front and rear ends of the receptacle above the center of gravity thereof, a cover for the receptacle provided with an elongated slot through which contact with a trolley wire may be had, means within the receptacle to engage with the trolley wire and the said fluid and deposit the fluid upon the wire, means to limit the pivotal movement of the receptacle and means to distribute the applied fluid uniformly along the wire.

HOMER P. CHANDLER. 

